Chernobyl (2019)

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What is the cost of lies?

The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.

• Released: 2019-05-06
• Genres: Drama
• Seasons: 1, 5 episodes
• Network: HBO
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 8.7/10 from 8,332 votes

Created by Craig Mazin.

Top cast

• Jared Harris as Valery Legasov
• Stellan Skarsgård as Boris Shcherbina
• Emily Watson as Ulana Khomyuk
• Paul Ritter as Anatoly Dyatlov
• Jessie Buckley as Lyudmilla Ignatenko
• Adam Nagaitis as Vasily Ignatenko
• Sam Troughton as Alexandr Akimov
• Robert Emms as Leonid Toptunov
• Con O'Neill as Viktor Bryukhanov
• Adrian Rawlins as Nikolai Fomin

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Chernobyl

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Sky Go, Now TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• India: stream on JioHotstar
• Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Foxtel Now, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV

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